Precedent and Test

Precedent

Precedent noun - An example that is used to justify similar occurrences at a later time.

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Test and precedent are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Test" instead a noun "Precedent".

Test noun - A procedure or operation carried out to resolve an uncertainty.

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Precedent and test are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Precedent" instead a noun "Test".

Nearby Words: testing, tested, tester, testable, testa

human	human precedent	human test
good	good precedent	good test
similar	similar precedent	similar test
certain	certain precedent	certain test
Other adjectives: original, actual, entire, real, dangerous, little, important, new, early, possible, negative, earlier.

Justified in that you're part of a computer program meant to test AIs' intelligence, as well as their humanity and ruins meant to lend themselves to puzzles take precedent over those that serve any functional purpose to anyone who may have inhabited them.

Source: Video Game / The Talos Principle
The developer, Ivory Tower, is comprised of a number of talents who previously worked on the aforementioned Test Drive Unlimited series so there is some precedent for this.

Source: Marathon Level

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Test and Precedent. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 07, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/precedent/test

Precedent & Test. N.p., 2016. Web. 07 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/precedent/test>.

Test or Precedent. 2016. Accessed August 07, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/precedent/test.

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